Castlelake to test market appetite with mid-life ABS
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Similar to 2025, the aviation ABS market started strongly in 2026 and, also similar to 2025, has had its early year issuance momentum stalled as issuers and investors digest geopolitical upheavals and trading environment uncertainties. Although the US administration’s early 2025 tariff threats (and eventual moves) were less a direct threat to the global aviation market than the current Middle East conflict which has not only seen a spiking of the oil price but, more importantly for airlines, has seen the price of jet fuel double and has resulted in warnings, especially across Europe, of a potential shortage of jet fuel if the Gulf remains closed. Despite these uncertainties Castlelake feels confident enough to bring its second aircraft-backed ABS of 2026 to market.

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